The Biting Bargain: A paranormal rom-com (Cupcakes & Monster Boyfriends Book 1) by Emily Cane

Author:Emily Cane [Cane, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Polly

"Hold on, Grandma, I only got half of what you just said…"

I hold my phone a little ways away from my head, pressing the heel of my hand to my forehead and trying to make sense of Grandma yelling through the line. She was already in the middle of the sentence when I picked up — a family trait — and my sleepy brain has some trouble catching on.

"Where the hell are you? We’ve been trying to reach you all damn day!"

"I texted Dad I’m staying with a friend," I groan, curling into a ball on the edge of the bed. Unsure what time of day or night it might be, with all the windows being tinted to block out any ray of sunlight. But it must be some time in the late afternoon or early evening.

I was alone when the frantic buzzing of my cellphone woke me up. But I can tell, Vincent is somewhere close, probably in the ominous room next door. We can’t be far apart, after all.

"Your poor father has other things to deal with than texts from his good-for-nothing daughter! What do you think he’s doing, with the police all over the place and everything!"

I perk up, fear slicing through me.

"Police?" I squeak.

"Are you even listening?" You can tell, Grandma is losing whatever was left of her patience. "I’ve been telling you, they came in and busted the entire place up and then everything went up in flames!"

"What?" I jump to my feet. "Who did that?"

"Pollyanna Bukowski, I swear if you keep asking stupid questions I am going to lose it." Grandma screeches. "I’ve told you, the thugs who came in and kicked the shit out of your father were the same who burned down our restaurant, now will you please, for the love of God, come over and help me clean up this mess??"

The line clicks and I stare ahead, my ears ringing.

There’s a noise behind me and I whip my head around. Sure enough, Vincent looms in the doorway to his mysterious next-door room, shooting me a questioning frown.

"What’s wrong?"

Even without his paranormal hearing, Grandma was probably loud enough for him to hear the whole thing. I swallow, my throat tight with panic.

"I need to go home," I croak out. "Please?"

Looks like Balzar’s thugs have come to collect their debt after all.

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